Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 397 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 28 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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